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Interesting; a name from the distant past. I was a member of a
sub-group of the LARKS, (Los Angeles Radio Kontrol Society) that used
to party at Zel and Betty's house about every Friday night. He used an
Orbit 8 channel for a long time, making the aileron and rudder channels
simultaneous. Then, I had the honor of test flying (in my competition
Astro Hog) his first true simultaneous radio setup. It was a single
stick proportional; worked great. Zel was the best and most innovative
radio tech I ever knew. If he had had sufficient venture capital, he
could have marketed a great radio. Last time I saw him, I was flying a
trip out of Ontario CA and he was going somewhere on an airline; Betty
was there to see him off. Great guy!<br>
Thanks for rattling my memory!<br>
<br>
Bill Glaze<br>
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Dwayne & Nancy Brown wrote:<br>
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<div><font size="2">Back in the dark ages Carl Summers (Dallas) told
me that he knew of a flier who had no centering springs of his sticks.
It may have been Zel Ritchie. I have a Min-X galloping ghost tx that
uses a single, central spring for both rudder and elevator. If the
stick is off center, say doing rolls, there is not any sensation of
center in the elevator as you work it for the down and up in
consecutive rolls. It's weird.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Well...a first for ME, guys....all
these years, and even the recent "hexes" of people telling their broken
spring tales...and tonight, flight one, about a minute into it.......
BOING......aileron goes limp. What a truly bizarre sensation. It is
REALLY weird to fly around with an aileron gimbal that just goes
anyplace....strange on landing, too, I might add.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"> But anywhoe - the real tale is
WHAT broke. JR 10X, about 4 years old....I had modified the STOCK
springs when new by removing two loops, and making the correct size
loop VERY carefully for the plastic tangs of the adjusters....(Tony S.
is definitely correct...the size of the loop makes a difference).
Anyway - I had very carefully matched the loops, and they were fine.
Was even VERY careful to not stress the spring when I bent the new
angle....then....</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"> Tonights' failure.....</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">The LOOP broke off the *spring*.
Plastic tangs still perfect....like new.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">I was amazed.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">(Tony S. - send me a set (3) of
STOCK JR springs, please!!!! )</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">It was a real surprise.</font></div>
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Bob Pastorello<br>
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